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Indian gaming will be the focus of a special session at the 2nd annual Florida Gaming Summit, Oct. 16-17 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

World famous jazz legend Pete Fountain will take the stage again for the first time in more than a year beginning Friday, October 27th at Hollywood Casino, Bay St. Louis.

The dealers over at Wynn Las Vegas who are none too happy about supervisors taking a share of their tips also are ticked that they can't count their own tip money.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

CryptoLogic Inc. reports that effective immediately licensees of WagerLogic Limited, the company's licensing subsidiary, will not take wagers from U.S.-based players.

News Brief: When Mohegan Sun opened up 10 years ago, it made an impact by not only luring away patrons but also employees from local businesses.

News Brief: It's been about a month since the Riverside Casino & Golf Resort opened to the public -- but what a month.

Aecon Group’s Buildings Division has been awarded a construction management contract for an $8 million casino project in the U.S. Pacific Northwest.

Since none of those Mega Millions tickets matched all six numbers, the jackpot for the Tuesday, October 3, 2006 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated $15 million.

Saratoga Gaming and Raceway, New York's first video gaming property, will hold an official ground breaking ceremony for it's $15 million expansion project today.

ews Brief: Ohkay Owingeh , formerly known as San Juan Pueblo, has started construction on a 36,000-square-foot conference center, as an expansion to the Ohkay Casino & Resort, located two miles north of Espanola.

On Saturday, September 30th, Tanya Memme, the quick-witted host of A&E's Sell This House, will award one luck winner a new house courtesy of Mohegan Sun.

North American Video reports the completion of the video surveillance and security system to the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, which celebrated Grand Re-Opening August 29th.

News Brief: The Diamond Jo Casino in Dubuque said Thursday that it plans to build a $50 million casino complex along the city's Ice Harbor on the Mississippi River.

Playboy Enterprises, Inc. will open a new Playboy Club as part of a multi-faced entertainment venue at the Palms Casino Resort.

Magna Entertainment Corp. and Caruso Affiliated reports that certain MEC affiliates have entered into definitive operating agreements with certain Caruso affiliates regarding the proposed development of undeveloped lands surrounding Santa Anita Park

News Brief: Local tribal leaders, area gaming industry notables, government and business VIPs and 10 flying Elvises will be on hand for the official ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Glacier Peaks Casino, the first real casino in Montana, with a reception to follow.

When Station Casinos made plans to include a water feature at its newly opened Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa, Clark County conservation rules required that they offset the feature's water use elsewhere.

News Brief: With the new parking mostly finished, Rail City casino guests will see preparations are being made for building the new structure.

The ESPN broadcast of the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event wrapped up last night, and the network once again outclassed all the other televised poker programs.